I believe those people pretend to be ill Just to have the Bishop call on them

I believe those people pretend to be ill Just to have the Bishop call on them. They have no thought of the Bishop!
(a) Which word in the extract is a synonym of ‘feign’?
(b) Why does the speaker feel that the people have no thought of the Bishop?
© What is the reaction of the Bishop to this statement?
or
(a) Who said these words to whom?
(b) Who are ‘those people’ in the above line?
© Antonym of ‘pretend’ is…

(a) The word is ‘pretend’.
(b) The people call the Bishop at odd hours. They take undue ’ advantage of his kindness and generosity. They have no
thought for the Bishop.
© The Bishop does not agree with Persome. He feels that it is kind of them if they want to see him.
or
(a) These words are said by Persome to her brother, the Bishop.
(b) ‘Those people’ are the residents of the village where the Bishop resides.
© Antonym of‘pretend’ is ‘deny’.